MLB rumors: The Cubs' 'main focus' in free agency
The Chicago Cubs had another disappointing season in 2024 ... After Imanaga, Jameson Taillon, Justin Steele and Javier Assad are all capable and should have a place in the Cubs rotation in 2025. The bullpen is a different story, with the Cubs struggling ...
Five potential free-agent targets for the Cubs this offseason
One team that will certainly be active in the free agent market and looking to improve its team and get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020 is the Chicago Cubs. Here are five potential targets for the Cubs to go out and sign.
Though Cubs won’t target top free agents, they’re well positioned to make trades
The Cubs do not intend to deviate from this course, multiple sources told The Athletic, ruling out a pursuit of Juan Soto or Corbin Burnes even before all the baseball executives and agents checked out of the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa.
MLB rumors: The Cubs top prospect getting trade buzz
The Chicago Cubs had a tough 2024 season. In their first season with Craig Counsell as the manager, they won only 83 games and missed the playoffs. They are looking to improve their MLB team for next season and are willing to pay a price for it.
Cubs free agent target: Roki Sasaki
The Cubs have, in recent years, taken some deep dives into the Japanese player market by signing Seiya Suzuki and Shōta Imanaga. These signings have, for the most part, been quite successful. Suzuki,
Chicago Cubs Provide Hopeful Outlook on Injured Rising Star Pitcher
During the first part of this past season, one of the rising stars for the Chicago Cubs was rookie pitcher Ben Brown. Called ...
It only took a couple of days for Jed Hoyer to ruin the Cubs offseason
The 2024 season did not go as planned for the Chicago Cubs, who, despite making several key offseason moves, finished with the same record as they did in 2023, ...
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Cubs Linked to Projected $136 Million All-Star as Corbin Burnes Alternative
These numbers would look great atop the Cubs’ rotation with other incumbent starters. FanGraphs’ Roster Resource has Imanaga, Taillon and Justin Steele penciled in as Chicago’s top three.
Chicago Cubs Front Office Could Extend Top Starting Pitcher During MLB Offseason
The Chicago Cubs face a vital offseason decision in the coming months regarding whether to extend starting pitcher Justin ...
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Cubs looking for ways to bolster rotation for '25
It has been a decade since the Cubs landed Jon Lester in free agency during the Winter Meetings in San Diego. That move added an established ace to the top of Chicago’s rotation and helped ignite the ...
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Dollars and sense: With Bellinger back, can Cubs learn anything from World Series result?
The World Series should provide a winning blueprint for others to follow. At least, in theory. In the case of the Dodgers and ...
Insider all but puts the Cubs out of the running for Juan Soto
We know that the Los Angeles Dodgers are looming, because the Dodgers are always looming in every big-name free agency, but it remains an open question whether Soto has any interest in going back to ...
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Key dates to follow this Cubs offseason
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Cubs Expected To Pursue Help Near Top Of Rotation, Back Of Bullpen
The Cubs will "aggressively" pursue help at the top of the rotation and the back of their bullpen this winter. Read more at ...
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Cubs Trade Proposal Sends 200-Strikeout Ace to Chicago in Four-Player Deal
The Chicago Cubs haven't reached the postseason ... Four hurlers made 20-plus starts for manager Craig Counsell: Shōta Imanaga, Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon and Kyle Hendricks.
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Cubs predicted to land two-time All-Star with six-year, $156 million deal
The Chicago Cubs have been projected to add a big-league veteran with a blockbuster signing this offseason.